Battle of Tabqa
2017 battle of the Syrian civil war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Tabqa was a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) military operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to capture and secure the Tabqa Dam, al-Thawrah (al-Tabqah), Tabqa Airbase, and the surrounding countryside during the 2016–2017 Raqqa campaign of the larger Rojava-Islamist conflict of the Syrian civil war.[22][23] The SDF assault began on 22 March 2017,[15] and resulted in the capture of Tabqa and the Tabqa Dam on 10 May 2017. The SDF was supported by the United States-led CJTF–OIR coalition during the battle.[24]
Battle of Tabqa | |||||||||
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Part of the American-led intervention in Syria, the International military intervention against ISIL, the Raqqa campaign (2016–17), the Syrian Civil War, and the Rojava–Islamist conflict | |||||||||
Map of the operation to capture the Tabqa region | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces | Islamic State | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Rojda Felat[5] Qandil Manbij[6] Unidentified YPJ commander †[6] |
Unidentified high-ranking ISIL commander (WIA) (POW)[6] Abu Umar al-Almani †[7] Abu Zubeyir †[8] | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces
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Strength | |||||||||
SDF: 1,000–3,000 fighters[14] US: 500 Special Forces[15] | 1,300–2,000[15][16] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
100 killed (U.S. claim),[17] 66+ killed (various claims),[18] 300+ wounded[6] 370 killed and wounded (ISIL claim)[19] | 133–340 killed (SDF claim)[20] | ||||||||
7,000+ civilians displaced[21] |